FERC is joining New England energy stakeholders for a day-long conference today to discuss the region’s historic winter energy challenges and potential challenges for future winters.  The Forum will help create a broader understanding of the region’s natural gas and electricity needs in order to better identify solutions for the future.

The New England Winter Gas-Electric Forum is taking place in South Burlington, VT, and is available via webcast. It will feature four panel discussions:

Panel 1: Historical Context of New England Winter Gas-Electric Challenges

Panelists: 

• Marc Brown, Vice President of State Affairs, Consumer Energy Alliance
• Charles Crews, President & CEO, Northeast Gas Association
• Charles Dickerson, President/CEO, Northeast Power Coordinating Council
• Stephen George, Director, Operational Performance, Training and Integration, ISO New England
• Tom Kaslow, Vice President, Market Policy, FirstLight Power
• Rebecca L. Tepper, Chief of the Energy and Environment Bureau, Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office
• Kimberly Watson, President, Interstate Gas Pipelines, Kinder Morgan

Panel 2: Concerns for Winter 2022/23 and Future Winters

Panelists: 

• Carrie Hill Allen, Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Constellation Energy
• J Riley Allen, Commissioner, Vermont Public Utility Commission
• David A. Cavanaugh, Senior Vice President, Regulatory & Market Affairs, Energy New England
• Karen Iampen, Vice President, Origination, Repsol
• Mike Knowland, Manager, Forecast and Scheduling, ISO New England
• Richard M. Paglia, Vice President, Marketing & Business Development, Enbridge
• John Rudiak, Senior Director of Energy Supply, AVANGRID, Inc. on behalf of New England Local Distribution Companies

Panel 3: Contributing Factors and Considerations/Decision Time Horizon

Panelists: 

• Melissa E. Birchard, Director for Clean Energy & Grid Reform, Acadia Center
• James Daly, Vice President of Energy Supply, Eversource Energy
• Liz Delaney, Sr Director of Wholesale Market Development, New Leaf Energy
• Tom Dunn, President and CEO, Vermont Electric Power Company
• Pallas LeeVanSchaick, Vice President, Potomac Economics, ISO-NE External Market Monitor
• Marji Rosenbluth Philips, Sr. Vice President, Wholesale Market Power, LS Power
• Patrick C. Woodcock, Commissioner, Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources

Panel 4: Roundtable/Wrap Up on Winter Gas-Electric Challenges and Next Steps

Panelists:

• Philip L. Bartlett II, Chair, Maine Public Utilities Commission
• Dan Dolan, President, New England Power Generators Association
• Katie Dykes, Commissioner, Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
• Andrew MacBride, Director, FERC Regulatory Affairs – Gas, National Grid
• Matthew Nelson, Chair, Department of Public Utilities
• Jim Robb, President/CEO, North American Electric Reliability Corporation
• June Tierney, Commissioner, Vermont Department of Public Service
• Gordon van Welie, President and Chief Executive Officer, ISO New England

Members of the public will have an opportunity to submit comments in Docket No. AD22-9-000, and the Commission will issue a subsequent notice in that docket with additional information. For more information, and to view a recording of the webcast of today’s event, please visit the FERC webpage for today’s Forum. The recording of the webcast will be available starting Monday, Sept. 12.

R22-39

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